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Saranac Lake, NY vs Glens Falls, NY

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- The median age of a home in Saranac Lake is 15.5% older than the median age of a home in Glens Falls.
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age58  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$200,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock43.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.7$11.0
 Homes Owned47.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,440$1,840
 Studio Apartment$540  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$800  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,460$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,120  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9999.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock39.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock54.6%12.2%
Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 14 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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